Su Yueyue sneered contemptuously. "Once I step in, success is guaranteed."
Xiaocui nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes. Our young lady is truly brilliant."
Early the next morning, Su Mingyu disguised herself as Si Nan and went to the previous elegant house. There she saw Su Yueyue waiting.
Su Mingyu stepped forward and took out a booklet. "Miss Su, this is my future plan."
As Su Yueyue opened the booklet, her face grew darker and darker. "It requires... so much silver?"
Su Mingyu gave an affirmative grunt. "After all, we're going to open five branches all at once. This is the minimum amount of silver needed."
"Five?" Su Yueyue frowned. "Isn't it a bit too ambitious to open so many this time?"
Su Mingyu pointed to the locations written in the booklet. "Miss Su, please take a look. These shops are all located at the entrances of the bustling markets in the capital. They're excellent spots with a large flow of people."
Then Su Mingyu pointed to the amount of silver marked. "With such good locations, others won't sell the shops to us at a low price. So, just the transfer of the shops will cost a huge amount of silver."
"But... our Sinnan Pavilion is already so famous. Do we really need to find such good locations?" Su Yueyue was a bit puzzled.
Wasn't the reputation of Sinnan Pavilion enough to overcome the so - called problem of "good wine needing no bush"?
Su Mingyu never expected Su Yueyue to know how to make use of the reputation.
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "To be honest with Miss Su, our Sinnan Pavilion is indeed very popular. It's one of the top - notch shops in the capital. But it's only located in one corner of the capital."
"For those young ladies who want to buy our clothes, it's convenient for those who live nearby. But it's really troublesome for those who live far away."
"These young ladies usually stay at home. Now, to buy just one or two pieces of clothing, they have to hire a carriage specially and also worry about being harassed by hooligans on the street. So, this leads to the loss of many of our customers who live far away."
Su Yueyue seemed to understand. "So, if we open more shops, it will save the young ladies the trouble of traveling far. Naturally, they will buy more clothes?"
Su Mingyu clapped her hands in praise. "Sure enough, you're the daughter of Wang Manwen. Although you haven't been in business, you can see things so clearly. You're truly a business genius."
Flattered by this compliment, Su Yueyue slapped the table proudly. "In that case, the matter of the silver is settled."
Seeing her being so straightforward, a hint of sarcasm appeared on Su Mingyu's face under the bamboo hat. "Shall I send someone to the Su Mansion to pick up the silver tomorrow?"
Su Yueyue nodded. "No problem!"
However...
Su Yueyue suddenly lowered her voice. "Have you told my elder sister about the cooperation between Miss Si Nan and me?"
"Do you mean Su Mingyu?" Su Mingyu deliberately pretended to be annoyed. "This Su Mingyu is a kind - hearted person, but she's so stubborn. I've proposed this idea to her several times, but she always declined."
As she said this, Su Mingyu slapped the table, seemingly quite dissatisfied. "I regard her as a friend and would never let her do a losing business. But she doesn't even trust me."
Seeing the "Si Nan" in front of her so angry, Su Yueyue curled her lips slightly. This Su Mingyu was really a fool.
But she also had to thank Su Mingyu for being so stupid, which gave her a chance to earn silver.
"Maybe my elder sister just can't afford so much silver." Su Yueyue deliberately sighed as if in pity. "To be honest with Miss Si Nan, Su Mingyu was in a better situation when her mother was alive. She was quite favored by our father."
"But later, her mother passed away. Our father took my mother and me back to the Su Mansion. Then my elder sister got angry with our father."
Su Yueyue shook her head. "Alas... Although she's the legitimate daughter of the Su family now, her life is only a bit better than that of an ordinary maid. She's really a pitiful person."
Su Mingyu never expected Su Yueyue to belittle her own elder sister like this.
Su Mingyu sneered secretly. "So that's the case. It seems I've made things difficult for her."
"It's not difficult for her." Su Yueyue waved her hand. "She's just such a person. She doesn't trust anyone..."
Just as they were talking, there was a sudden commotion in the elegant house.
Following the sound, they saw Mu Yi pushing Gu Ruobai in.
Su Yueyue spotted Gu Ruobai at a glance. Thinking that he actually took a fancy to that Su Mingyu and even wanted to marry her, she couldn't help thinking that Gu Ruobai had no taste.
"Since the matter is settled, Sister Si Nan, I'll go back first."
After saying that, Su Yueyue hurriedly bowed to Gu Ruobai with Xiaocui and left.
Watching Su Yueyue's back as she left, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and walked to Gu Ruobai's side. "Greetings, Prince Ruixian. You really have a leisurely mood."
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu in a white robe. Then he suddenly hooked his finger at her. "Come here."
Su Mingyu was a bit stunned, but she still walked forward and sat beside him, leaning her ear over.
Looking at the blurred figure under the bamboo hat, Gu Ruobai's eyes twitched slightly. "You do look a bit detached in this white robe."
Su Mingyu blinked. "Are you complimenting me?"
Why did it sound like something else?
Gu Ruobai smiled faintly. "Yes, I am."
While the atmosphere between the two of them was ambiguous, Su Yueyue, who had just walked out, stood outside the door and watched this scene from afar. Her face was full of sarcastic smiles.
She knew that Su Mingyu was of ordinary appearance, as thin as a monkey, and had a strange temper. How could anyone like her?
It seemed that Prince Ruixian was just playing with Su Mingyu.
Just thinking about the painful expression on Su Mingyu's face when Prince Ruixian broke up with her, Su Yueyue couldn't help the corners of her mouth rising.
Su Mingyu! Just wait. You'll get what's coming to you!
After the piercing gaze disappeared, Gu Ruobai regained his usual indifferent charm. "You're just playing with her like this. Aren't you afraid she'll kill you after she finds out the truth?"
Su Mingyu sat back in her seat with her legs crossed. "Her?!"
Looking at her arrogant look, Gu Ruobai couldn't help laughing. "I almost forgot that your kung - fu is not something an ordinary woman can match."
"If you keep complimenting me like this, I won't have any silver to give you." Su Mingyu pouted. "What are you doing here?"
Gu Ruobai pointed to the carriage outside. "I'm here to take you to see the people I've trained."
"Didn't we agree to do this in a few days?" Su Mingyu scratched her head. "But I got up too early today and I'm a bit sleepy. It's just the right time to stretch my muscles. Let's go."
Watching her carefree back as she walked out, Gu Ruobai let out a soft laugh.
This girl always behaved in a polite and proper way in front of others. Why was she so unrestrained in front of him?
Su Mingyu thought that the place where Gu Ruobai trained his troops would be far away. But unexpectedly, it was just not far outside the capital.
Looking at the unhidden military training ground, Su Mingyu almost popped her eyes out. "Gu Ruobai! Are you tired of living? Not only do you have your own army, but you also swagger around with such a training ground?"